Snider Therapy Centers, Inc.

04/29/2026

Sharing a post from the future Dr. Amy Mabile:
"I’ve held onto this news long enough! Thank you God, for being with me through every up and down of getting me here today.
I will be attending the University of the Incarnate Word Rosenberg School of Optometry, joining the Class of 2030.
The paper desk plaque you see me holding was made my freshman year of college. It has sat on every dorm room and apartment desk during my undergrad years, reminding me to keep my eye on the goal, on the calling God has put on my life. This picture was taken right before I interviewed with RSO, how fitting.
The high-level story is that I would not be who I am today without the vision therapy I received as a child. Most people have never even heard of vision therapy, and that is part of the problem. It is a small field within optometry, but it has the power to completely change lives. We traveled all the way to Birmingham, AL, and Columbus, MS, for this therapy at the time.
This journey was not an easy one, and it is deeply personal to me. That is why I have such a heart for this field. Growing up with dyslexia, ADHD, and visual processing challenges, I knew what it felt like to struggle, to sit in classrooms feeling behind because I could not read my assignments or spell the words I needed, and to be labeled in ways that did not reflect my potential.
Sharing 'future Dr. Amy Mabile's' FB post.

If you know my heart, you know it is full of advocating and being a voice for others, sometimes for people who do not even realize they need one yet. I want to listen to people’s stories, to understand, and to meet them where they are, because every story is different, and every person matters. But I also know the impact of people who step in to help.
I knew what vision therapy was like from the patient’s perspective, but at Belle Vue Specialty Eye Care I had the opportunity to see it behind the scenes as a tech. I saw firsthand how life changing it can be, not just in what it does, but in how important it is for communities to actually have access to it. Something as simple as being able to drive 20 minutes instead of hours can make all the difference.
In grade school, I would leave the classroom to go take my tests with my special education teacher (yeah, I know, crazy, right? I was in the special education program, so maybe I just debunked a stereotype for you). I always knew those teachers as my “helpers.” What a meaningful name, because the impact those teachers have on lives is truly remarkable when done well. It takes humility, empathy, and a lot of patience.
Isn’t that what the Kingdom of God calls us to be for one another — to be helpers?
Whether I end up doing vision therapy or God has other plans for my future in optometry, I ask for your prayers as I move to San Antonio and continue to follow where He is calling me."

04/22/2026

04/22/2026

Just received this Success Story from one of our Sensory Learning Program patients detailing the many changes she has seen in her daughter:
• Vision Restored – (Due to resolved stress and anxiety) visual acuity improved from 20/400 to 20/20.
• Happier - Our family has seen more joy as she is spending more time with us and is rarely removing herself from the group. Her "spark" is back; she is smiling, enjoying games, and making jokes.
• She used to get very overwhelmed with time but now moves forward getting ready and prepares without anxiety.
• Her relationship with her dad has improved. His personality is loud and humorous, and she used to feel torn between loving him and feeling overwhelmed by his voice or wanting to do activities but finding it too hard - especially after a full day of school.
• I withdrew her from school. I'm allowing her to learn and re-learn the beauty of learning in a peaceful environment. She is thriving and growing much-needed bonds with family.
We have all cried happy tears over our girl being so happy and balanced. Thank you, God, for aligning us here!!!

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12/25/2025

Then the angel said to them, Do not be afraid, for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people for there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior who is Christ the Lord.”

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest and on earth, peace goodwill toward me!”
Luke 2:10-11, 13-14

Merry Christmas!

12/21/2025

Did you know that the Twelve Days of Christmas is the period from December 25 through January 6? This came about as the Western Europe church celebrated December 25 (Christmas Day) as the day of Jesus birth and the Eastern Europe church celebrated January 6 (Epiphany) as the day of the coming of the Magi and Jesus baptism. Since the two groups could not come together as to which was the more important day, these 12 days were called ‘holy days’ which has since  morphed into the word ‘holidays’! 

12/06/2025

"Imagine a child given a worksheet. He puts his head on the desk to do his work viewing through one eye as he can see the worksheet with one eye, not two. He gets punished repeatedly for this and humiliated in the classroom of 30 children. So he tries to behave. He sits up straight but cannot see the work. So he does not do the work. He looks around at all the other kids who are doing the work and begins to feel like something is wrong with him. He is only 7 and has no idea that his eyes are not normal, as he has gone to the eye doctor since he was 3 and was told he had 20/20 vision. He gets punished again for not doing his work and is seemingly distracted. The teacher recommends ADHD medication. Many parents follow the recommendation, checklists are completed, "evaluations" done by pediatricians, psychologists, etc...insurance covers this. Medication is prescribed. However, problems continue until...a keen young doctor of optometry tests a bit further and then recommends a comprehensive evaluation. Low and behold, the kid has moderate convergence insufficiency and has double vision out 35cm. Add to this an inability to accommodate when looking back and forth from board to desk. Add moderate tracking issues that impact the fluency of his reading. This debate is unjust to the children in need of an adequate assessment of visual function." - Tiffani Lawton, RN Editorial Director at Special-Ism.

11/28/2025

We hope you have had a lovely day celebrating your blessings! We are thankful for our patients and wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving Day!

09/30/2025

Having had reading difficulties throughout her life and now a law student as an older adult, T.E.'s problems with low comprehension, slow reading speed, and difficulty maintaining focus were hindering her studies. She found our practice after researching reading problems related to vision.

Sadly (to me) T.E.'s own eye doctor counselled her against coming to us for treatment. However she ignored that advice, recently completed vision therapy, and reported the following changes:

1. Double vision is GONE - as long as I sleep 6+ hours.
2. Depth perception, shades of colors, shadows cast by sunlight, "this is NEAR, this is FAR" have been introduced to my life.
3. I bump into things less at home.
4. Car sickness is occurring less frequently.
5. My sleep is finally regulated.
6. I am starting to notice other tasks, not 'vision-related' per se, at home where it would be handy to "look soft" as I proceed - such as during a boring conversation with sisters-in-law which makes me feel the need to interrupt less! (Look Soft is a vision therapy procedure.)

T.E. wrote that she is looking forward to her eye exam in December as her eye doctor will be astonished at her progress in relieving double vision as well as letters now lining up horizontally.

All of us at Snider Therapy Centers are ecstatic over the improvements in T.E.'s performance and the impact on her quality of life!

Dr. Sharon Snider

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09/17/2025

It has been a week since the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Even though I did not follow him closely, I agreed with his message and admired his boldness. He was a man of God, a faithful husband, a loving father, and a patriot. His death and the subsequent grief for this young man and his family has impacted me in a way that no other event has.

Charlie Kirk was exercising his right to speak freely on an American campus, and the fact that someone could callously take his life is abhorrent. My hope is that instead of quenching the light that was Charlie's life, a fire is ignited and may this fire flame hot and engulf the entire world with his message to encourage many to turn to God and to His righteousness.

My prayers are with his family, and my desire is that his organization Turning Point USA explodes in growth and effectiveness in reaching our youth.

Dr. Sharon Snider

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08/19/2025

Just received this text from one of our mamas. Her three sons, currently in therapy, shared this about their experiences with the new school year:

After school happiness!

Son # 1, 7 years old- “Mom!!! I can see my WHOLE ENTIRE PAPER at school!!! I used to see just a round circle on it but now I can see the whole thing! And at recess I can see all the people not just some of them! I could see them coming and run away or dodge and not get caught!”

Son # 2, 7 years old - “Mama!! this year I can see my whole page AND my desk!!! Last year I never could see any of my desk if there was a paper on it! And a spot this big on my paper! Now I can see all of it!!!!” (demonstrated with his hands first then arms)

Son # 3 “, 9 years old - “Mama I’m still not a good reader but I can do my work WAY better! I can see it and it just makes more sense! I can see all of my book, the top of my desk and even my teachers foot when she was standing by the desk next to me! That all used to be all dark and fuzzed out and I could only see a circle this big on my page.. I can TORNADO thru my work now!”

Exciting for us at Snider to hear of the changes in these children’s lives!

05/01/2025

Jasper's Story

"Before Jasper started vision therapy with Snider Therapy Center, his line of sight was roughly the size of the diameter of a bottle cap with no peripheral vision. His eyes would dart back and forth. When reading, his eyes would fixate on a word, jump back and forth between words, skip words, etc. He would have trouble seeing and focusing in on targets when game hunting. This was very discouraging to him due to his love of hunting. He would complain about having trouble seeing the classroom boards at school from a short distance away. Since completing the vision therapy program, his eyes focus more quickly and effectively. His line of sight has increased significantly, and he now has peripheral vision. We have seen a huge increase in his self-confidence with game hunting. He's able to see more clearly and targets are more in focus when hunting, which has enabled him to be more successful. His passion for hunting has returned! Snider Therapy Center and EVERY person that is a part of this center has been a blessing to us! They have been nothing short of AMAZING! Every single person on staff have been so thoughtful, caring, understanding, knowledgeable, helpful, patient, and genuine. It's a breath of fresh air having people that still put their patients first and genuinely care about their health and well-being! They have made us feel like we're a part of their family as we navigate this new and unfamiliar journey! May God continue to bless each and everyone of them!"

Photo of Jasper and his Eastern turkey.

01/23/2025

Join us in telling Dr. Snider “Happy Birthday!”. We are very thankful to be able to celebrate this lady today!